She rushed out of the backstage and squatted in an empty corner below the stage.
Joino's face was as pale as snow, and her heart ached as if it were being torn apart. The crucial thing was that this was the site of the Strawberry Music Festival, and the performance was about to start soon. How could she be in the mood to watch?
She was on the verge of fainting, but she still pinched the space between her eyebrows with her fingertips. Tears welled up in her eyes and kept swirling. She tried hard not to let them fall. However, the tears still quietly trickled down.
"Idle people, get out! Get out! Get out!"
The security guard started to maintain order. He saw Joino sitting there. With a frown on his face, he pointed at her with his baton and shouted loudly, "Get up quickly! The performance is about to start!"
Joino still sat there, motionless like a wooden statue.
"I'll say it one more time. Idle people, get out quickly! The performance is about to start!"
The security guard watched as everyone else had left, except Joino still sitting there. He slowly walked towards her and said, "I'm talking to you. Can you hear me? Is this the place for you? Get up quickly!"
Joino stubbornly sat there, with her head hanging low.
This scene really annoyed the security guard. He roughly grabbed Joino by the arm, pulled her up, and pushed her outside.
All they could hear was the security guard shouting roughly, "Get out of here! Can't you hear me after I've called you for so long?"
Then, the security guard cursed several swear words in a row.
Joino could never tolerate it when she heard someone cursing her behind her back. Angrily, she turned around and gave the security guard the middle finger.
"You little bitch, are you getting bold, huh?!"
After saying that, Joino felt something very heavy hit her head.
This scene was seen by Deng Hao and the other members of the White Tides Band. Deng Hao stepped forward and snatched Joino, who was bleeding from the head, and then started to scold the security guard, "You're being so unreasonable when you beat someone!"
"Me beat someone? Ask her what this little bitch did to me!"
The teammate hurriedly tried to push Deng Hao away, but unexpectedly, Deng Hao moved faster than the teammate could pull. He punched the security guard in the face.
The security guard's face was immediately bruised.
"Brother Hao, let's talk it out nicely. Let's talk it out nicely!"
Deng Hao stepped on the security guard's chest. Still angry, he clenched his fist and waved it around the security guard's face, saying, "Let me tell you, you bastard. If you dare to lay a finger on her, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Several other security guards came over, and the two sides were separated. The beaten security guard was taken aside by others, and they kept wiping the nosebleed with toilet paper.
Blood kept flowing from Joino's head. Her face turned sallow, and she had no strength left in her body.
The other members of the band nearby took out their phones and quickly called an ambulance. Deng Hao wet a tissue with mineral water and kept cleaning the wound where Joino was hit.
The wound happened to be on her forehead.
At the hospital, Joino's colleagues and Deng Hao were waiting in front of the clinic. After a while, the doctor pushed the door open and walked out.
"Fortunately, it's just a skin injury. The wound has been sutured."
Just as a look of joy appeared on Deng Hao's face, there came a rush of footsteps in the hospital corridor.
The person walking towards them was Deng Hao's assistant. Judging from the expression on his face, he was very anxious.
Deng Hao was then called aside by the assistant. It turned out that the beaten security guard had reported the case, and the police were looking for him.
His heart skipped a beat. He also felt very regretful about how he landed that punch. Anyway, he saw with his own eyes that the security guard had beaten Joino with a baton.
Regarding this music festival, Deng Hao didn't expect the security guards to be so unreasonable. In normal performances, the security guards were very patient with both the audience and every band performing on stage. As for this incident, on one hand, Deng Hao didn't know the ins and outs of the matter; on the other hand, his simple and rough way of handling the situation was indeed a bit excessive.
In the police station, the police started to ask Deng Hao, Joino, and the security guard how the incident had started. Among these people, Deng Hao and Joino thought that the security guard had beaten someone for no reason, while the security guard thought that he had beaten Joino on impulse because she had provoked him.
All in all, both sides were at fault.
"In my opinion, since no major harm has been caused, why don't we just settle this matter privately? We won't bother you anymore." Deng Hao said.
The police officer nodded and then started to take notes with a pen.
The security team leader saluted Deng Hao. His attitude was very sincere. "Sir, please forgive us. This comrade is a new security guard and doesn't know how to handle things well. As for this young lady's medical expenses, we will bear them."
Deng Hao nodded and shook hands with the security team leader repeatedly.
After walking out of the police station, Joino felt deeply guilty. It was not only because Deng Hao had beaten the other person in order to protect her, but also because she was very puzzled about why Luo Yize had suddenly broken up with her for no reason.
When they walked to the car, Joino said to Deng Hao, "I'm sorry. Just now... I made you and everyone worried."
"I know you're feeling uncomfortable because of A Ze's matter. A Ze is my good brother for many years. I'll ask him clearly why he did this. You don't have to be afraid. Not only do you have me, but also Brother Lei to stand up for you. What else do you have to be afraid of?" Deng Hao comforted her.
Just then, Joino's colleagues also rushed over.
They started to ask about Joino's condition. After hearing that Joino was safe and sound, they felt a bit more relieved.
The colleagues around started to whisper to each other:
"That Ah Hai is really too much!"
"Yes, he is. Sister Nuo, don't be afraid. We sisters will avenge you."
"And that He Jing. We all know how she betrayed Luo Yize back then. I didn't expect her to use such despicable means. She's so vicious!"
At this moment, Joino also felt that in fact, her former colleagues were on her side. They had not only worked with Joino before, but they also knew very well that Joino's performance at work was definitely a thousand times or even ten thousand times better than Ah Hai's.
A person like Ah Hai, if it weren't for the close personal relationship between the leader and Ah Hai's family, and the constant gift - giving and bribery from Ah Hai's family, as well as Ah Hai's various schemes against Joino, who was better than him at work, in everyone's eyes, he was really abominable.
Deng Hao sent Joino back home and told her that if she had any problems, she must find Hou Lei or himself. They would help Joino solve everything.